- Paperback: 576 pages
- Publisher: Penguin (2 Aug 2007)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0141004851
- ISBN-13: 978-0141004853
- Product Dimensions: 11.3 x 3.6 x 18.5 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 231,361 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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A thumping great read (Ireland on Sunday )
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A thumping great read Ireland on Sunday
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Rookie lawyer Jac McElroy is determined to save his client from execution on death row; but with only 47 days to go, and all pointers suggest it's a lost cause, and then with his own life under threat as well, it's not looking good.
And there's a few nasty people out there determined to keep it that way, whatever it takes!
With a touch of the "Shawshank Redemption" feel about it, this is 570 pages of will he - won't he, and the ducking and diving keeps the reader on tenterhooks all the way through this fine book.
And there's a few nasty people out there determined to keep it that way, whatever it takes!
With a touch of the "Shawshank Redemption" feel about it, this is 570 pages of will he - won't he, and the ducking and diving keeps the reader on tenterhooks all the way through this fine book.
15 of 16 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I notice that a couple of the pre-reviewers have compared this to Grisham. Well, yes, if you take Grisham on his absolute top form in the mid-nineties. For me, this book worked on every level: it was thoughtful and Turrow-esque where it needed to be - particularly in the developing relationship between Jac and the prisoner, Larry Durrant - and pacy and nail-bitingly exciting where needed. In fact, the final 250 pages were probably the most electrifying and tense I can remember in any book. Overall, a fantastic read - one not to be missed!
10 of 11 people found the following review helpful
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Halfway through I was ready to give this 3 or 4 stars as simply a good thriller with solid characterization and plotting, but then a couple of sub-plots rose up unexpectedly and mugged me and turned this from just good to exceptional. So if you think this is just about saving Larry Durrant, think again! From then on it was a breathless nail-biter. The read has a nice feel to it because 70% takes place with a cat and mouse game outside the prison walls. There was enough inside the prison to give the dour atmosphere, but not so that you got bogged down there. It also avoided being weighed down with endless death penalty statutes, which I felt both The Chamber and Conviction suffered from. What on top made this read different was that the prisoner himself doesn't even know whether he comitted the murder or not - so you as the reader go all the way through thinking did he, didn't he? And the piecing together of Larry's fractured psyche around his life at the time of the murder 11 years ago, with all the time the clock ticking rapidly towards his death - is pure genius! For an emotional and exciting thrill-ride, an absolute must read.
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Couldnt' wait to finish
Having downloaded this as a free book for my new Kindle I didn't think it would be very good but I was so surprised. I loved the story line and all the twists. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Josie
Decent Death row thriller
This was a very decent death row thriller. It was quite slow moving at first but it picked up momentum as it went along. Read more
Published 5 months ago by The Emperor
Excellent, Excellent, Excellent
I bought this book after reading the reviews. Better than Grisham by my book. Good development of plot kept me up well into the night turning the page. Read more
Published 8 months ago by suekaz
Quite gripping
The protagonist, lawyer Jac Mc Elroy, is determined to save his client, Larry Durrant, from the death penalty, the result of a horrific murder committed 11 years before. Read more
Published 23 months ago by I LOVE BOOKS
First class book for crime drama.
This book has it all, and has both class and style, for edge of the seat drama,it takes part of the human psyche and blows it apart. Read more
Published on 23 May 2009 by Janice G. Teisar
John Matthews Ascension Day
Ascension Day
I rate John Matthews very highly and always look forward to a new book. Unfortunately, for me, they dont come quickly enough.
I rate John Matthews very highly and always look forward to a new book. Unfortunately, for me, they dont come quickly enough.
Published on 4 May 2009 by Angela Knight
Edgy and exciting. Loved it!
First of all, I loved this book. I would disagree with the Grisham comparisons though. For my two-pence this was far more edgy and humorous than the average Grisham. Read more
Published on 24 Oct 2007 by mactheknow
Excellent Plot, Believable Characters
I started reading Ascension Day on the flight back home and could not put the book down. The plot is superbly crafted, well paced, with some unexpected twists and turns that cast... Read more
Published on 17 Aug 2007 by Robert Garner
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